Gifts /
When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Orlando, Florida :
Harcourt Inc.,
2004.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018. Annals of the western shore.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Sample text Publisher description |
| Summary: | When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own. Orrec, the son of the Brantor of Caspromant, and Gry, daughter of the Brantors of Barre and Rodd, have grown up together, running half-wild across the Uplands. The people there are like their land: harsh and fierce and prideful; ever at war with each other. Only the gifts keep the fragile peace. The Barre gift is calling animals. The women of Cordemant have the power of blinding, or making deaf, or taking away speech. The Rodds can send a spellknife into a man's heart. The Callems can move heavy things--even buildings, even hills. The Caspro gift is the worst and best of all: it is the gift of undoing: an insect, an animal, a place.... Orrec and Gry are the heirs to Caspro and Barre. Gry's gift runs true, but she refuses to call animals for the hunt. Orrec too is a problem, for his gift of undoing is wild: he cannot control it--and that is the most dangerous gift of all.... -- |
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| Physical Description: | 274 pages ; 21 cm |
| Awards: | Parents Choice Award Silver, 2004. Tayshas Reading Commended, 2005. |
| ISBN: | 9780152051235 0152051236 9780152051242 0152051244 1415560684 9781415560686 |